Major in Quantitative Science BS

Requirements

A minimum of seven quantitative courses and a minimum of six additional courses in a student's substantive area of interest. Students must complete a total of 50 credit hours to complete the Quantitative Sciences B.S. degree. A number of substantive fields, like Biology and Informatics, require more than 50 credit hours because of additional curriculum requirements.

QTM Courses (7 courses minimum)

QTM 110: Introduction to Scientific Methods

QTM 120: Math for Social Science

QTM 210: Probability and Statistics

QTM 220: Regression Analysis

3 QTM Electives (QTM 385 courses)

Social Science Disciplines (6 courses minimum)

Any of the following social science fields will be considered a relevant substantive field of interest for the award of the Major

Anthropology

Biology

Biological Anthropology

East Asian Studies

Economics

English

History

Informatics

International Studies

Latin American and Caribbean Studies

Linguistics

Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology

Political Science

Psychology

Sociology

Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies

Students' coursework in the field of their substantive interest will be compromised of no more than two (2) courses at the department's 100 level - i.e., introductory- with the remaining courses being taken at the 200, 300 or 400 levels, and at least one (1) being taken at the 300 or 400 level.

There are no official restrictions about what substantive field a student can concentrate in while pursuing the QSS degree. If a student is interested in a substantive field beyond this list, please contact us to discuss their major course policies.

Note: A student may count no more than two classes fulfilling their substantive course requirements towards a double major.